52 min: Harry Maguire’s incident in the first half, in which North Macedonia should have been awarded a penalty, means the home fans are booing the England defender every time he receives the ball.

Phil Foden tried to find his way into the box at the other end but there were seven defenders around him and only Ollie Watkins was a viable option to advance the ball.

There is an ongoing VAR test to see if this target is achieved. It was a long time but the video referee determined Grealish was offside when Saka flicked the ball towards him.

England’s equalizer was canceled out.

England got the goal and it was a bit of brilliance from Bukayo Saka. Arsenal player receives the ball on the right wing.

He controlled the ball and weaved his way into the box, beating two defenders before sending the ball to the far post where Jack Grealish touched the ball!

The home team brought the match back to normal. Gareth Southgate has not made any changes to his squad and is counting on his players to get England back in this competition.

There will be a lot of discussion about the penalty awarded to England but it was balanced.

Harry Maguire was lucky not to concede at the start of the first half despite a VAR check and Rico Lewis was unlucky to concede a goal due to his stray hand jumping.

England is in decline again. At times, they played with two men at the back without being able to clinically convert the ball into attack.

There needs to be more breakthroughs in their playing style. There’s a lot to do in the second half.

Rico Lewis is the first England player to make his debut on the eve of his birthday since Andrew Johnson in February 2005 against the Netherlands.

Minutes 45 + 4: So England have qualified for their final Euro 2024 qualifier. Tonight they tried to be different and move the ball quicker.

Rico Lewis was caught up in the match but was unlucky to receive a penalty. Enis Bardhi put the ball into the net and that goal was the difference between the two teams.

Gareth Southgate has work to do at half-time.

45 minutes: The match has 4 minutes of overtime at the end of the first half. Rico Lewis spotted a gap in the North Macedonia defense and took a shot from outside the penalty area.

He took a sweet shot but couldn’t beat the goalkeeper with his low effort.

Minute 41: Enis Bardhi took the penalty kick and shot it towards Jordan Pickford’s left wing.

The goalkeeper moves in the right direction and hits the ball away but Bardhi is the first to clear and he passes Pickford who is lying on the floor.

England need to bounce back in Skopje.